| True grit | 9 |
| "No ___, no glory" | 28 |
| Bravado | 7 |
| Courage, so to speak | 20 |
| Courage, colloquially | 21 |
| They may be spilled | 19 |
| Insides | 7 |
| Fearless quality | 16 |
| Courage, informally | 19 |
| With a lot of nerve | 19 |
| Full of nerve | 13 |
| Showing spunk | 13 |
| Marked by courage | 17 |
| Having a lot of pluck | 21 |
| Full of moxie | 13 |
| Full of determination | 21 |
| Type of ball | 12 |
| Lane boundary, in bowling | 25 |
| Water-mover on a house | 22 |
| Water mover on a house | 22 |
| Water catcher on a house | 24 |
| Water catcher | 13 |
| Place for a certain snipe | 25 |
| Lane boundary | 13 |
| Bowling-lane boundary | 21 |
| Bowling-alley border | 20 |
| Bowling alley border | 20 |
| Lithuanian skid row denizen? | 28 |
| Removing all meaningful content | 31 |
| Brave (Var.) | 12 |
| British buddy | 13 |
| Informal British term of address | 32 |
| Surrey "sir" | 22 |
| Statehouse resident, informally | 31 |
| Soho sir | 8 |
| Informal term of address, in Britain | 36 |
| Informal British address | 24 |
| Gent, in Britain | 16 |
| Fellow, in British slang | 24 |
| British ''bub'' | 31 |
| "Old chap" relative | 29 |
| Bandleader Lombardo | 19 |
| Gal's date | 14 |
| Orchestra leader Lombardo | 25 |
| Gal's counterpart | 21 |
| Support wire | 12 |
| Steadying rope | 14 |
| Stag party attendee | 19 |
| Gal's partner | 17 |
| Gal's pal | 13 |
| Author de Maupassant | 20 |
| "My ___" (Mary Wells classic) | 39 |
| Writer de Maupassant | 20 |
| Word before wire | 16 |
| Mr. Fawkes | 10 |
| Lombardo | 8 |
| Larry the Cable | 15 |
| Lafleur, for one | 16 |
| Infamous Fawkes | 15 |
| Gal's company | 17 |
| Gal pal? | 8 |
| English rebel Fawkes | 20 |
| De Maupassant | 13 |
| Cable for hoisting | 18 |
| Author Maupassant | 17 |
| AKA Gaetano Alberto (Lombardo) | 30 |
| A memorable Lombardo | 20 |
| "Fahrenheit 451" protagonist Montag | 45 |
| "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" host Fieri | 50 |
| ''My ___'' (Mary Wells classic) | 47 |
| ___ Smiley of "Sesame Street" | 39 |
| ___ Fawkes Day, Nov. 5 in England | 33 |
| French short-story master | 25 |
| Mlle. Fifi's creator | 24 |
| French author of the naturalistic school | 40 |
| French author ("The Necklace") | 40 |
| Famous Frenchman | 16 |
| Author of "Pierre et Jean" | 36 |
| Author of "Bel-Ami" | 29 |
| Gunpowder Plot conspirator | 26 |
| Would-be assassin of 1605 | 25 |
| He tried to blow up Parliament: 1605 | 36 |
| Timely bandsman of yesteryear | 29 |
| Longtime New Year's Eve bandleader | 38 |
| Bandleader associated with New Year's Eve | 45 |
| 12/31 bandleader for 47 years | 29 |
| ''Auld Lang Syne'' bandleader | 45 |
| Fellas | 6 |
| Gents | 5 |
| Fraternity members | 18 |
| Boys and men | 12 |
| Stag party parties | 18 |
| Stag parties? | 13 |
| Dolls' partners | 19 |
| Dolls' dates | 16 |
| They go with gals | 17 |
| People, informally | 18 |
| Gals' beaus | 15 |
| Dolls companions | 16 |
| "___ and Dolls" | 25 |